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Safeguarding science in the wake of conflict

Responsibility, international solidarity, openness, inclusion, mobility, flexibility and predictability should be central to improving mid- and long-term support for science systems affected by conflict, according to a newly released International Science Council report on the Ukraine crisis, which makes recommendations for the international community.

12.09.2022

Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis co-authored by several Earth Commissioners published in the journal Science. Even at current levels of global heating the world is already at risk of passing five dangerous climate tipping points, and risks increase with each tenth of a degree of further warming.

09.09.2022

COSPAR’s 44th Scientific Assembly and newly elected President

The International Science Council’s Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) held its 44th Scientific Assembly from 16 to 24 July in Athens, Greece. Read about what our Affiliated Body has been up to at its event and hear what the organization’s new president has to say about the future of COSPAR and international space science cooperation.

03.08.2022

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